THE FACTS TELL US WHY!
The question is not why, BUT WHEN?
Our sons need our help!
is what ONE Next Step Father and Son Adventure
IS EQUAL TO OF THE AVERAGE FATHER’S UNDIVIDED ATTENTION
in America live in fatherless homes
a day of undivided attention is what the average father who does live with his children spends with them.
63% of YOUTHSUICIDES come from fatherless homes.
90% of all HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY children come from fatherless homes.
 85% of all children exhibiting BEHAVIOR DISORDERS come from fatherless homes.
80% of RAPISTS motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes.
71% of all HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS come from fatherless homes. 
75% of all adolescent patients in CHEMICAL/DRUG ABUSE centers come fromfatherless homes.
 70% of juveniles in STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS come from fatherless homes.
85% of JUVENILES SITTING IN PRISONS grew up in fatherless homes.
75% of ALL PRISONERS grew up in fatherless homes.
 ‘Boys, when compared to girls, are 6 times more likely to have learning disabilities; 3 times more likely to be registered drug addicts; 4 times more likely to be diagnosed as emotionally disturbed.
More likely to be: Referred to the school office for discipline; Behind in reading and writing skills; Suspended from school; Placed in special education; Held back from the next grade level and perpetrators of crimes.
They are at greater risk for: schizophrenia, sexual addiction, alcoholism, anti-social behavior (all forms), criminal behavior, 12 times more likely to murder someone, 50% greater risk of death in a car accident.
Why Next Step FATHER AND SON Adventures? The question is not why, BUT WHEN?
Our sons need our help!
 OVER 1,000,000 CHILDREN under the age of 18 will lose one of their parents in their daily life THIS YEAR due to divorce. With 50% of all marriages ending in divorce the average son has a very high chance, up to 50%, that he will lose his father in this daily life due to the divorce of his parents and custody primarily being given to the mother.
- 51% OF CHILDREN, Two years after the divorce of their parents, who are in sole mother custody homes will only see their father once or twice a year, or never.
- 42% OF FATHERS fail to see their children at all after divorce.
- MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF ALL CHILDREN who don’t live with their father have never been in their father’s home.
We believe by understanding the importance of the father’s role in the family, especially his sons, we can empower the father son relationship and help turn the tide on this tragic wave of the breakdown of the family and the father’s role in his children’s’ lives. In addition, turn the tide on divorce itself because of both parents becoming more aware of this truth, “the best parent for their child is both parents.”
Source: http://glm98.org/nextstepadventure/stateoffamily.html
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